Putin’s Forces Using 2B25 ‘Gull’ In Ukraine? Why Russia’s ‘Silent’ Mortars Are Considered Deadly

Russian special forces are reportedly using the 2B25 “Gull” silent 82mm mortar system in Ukraine. The 2B25 “Gull” were proving handy in stealth missions due to reduced noise level compared to conventional mortars, as per RIA Novosti. The Burevestnik Central Research and Development Institute had been developing the 2B25 “Gull” since at least 2011. The 2B25 is “currently the sole silent mortar on the world arms market,” as per a 2018 report by Russian state news agency TASS.
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0:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:47 - FEATURES OF 2B25 "GULL"
1:47 - HOW DOES 2B25 DIFFER FROM CONVENTIONAL MORTAR?
3:13 - ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE 2B25
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[@jayyoo906]

Firing at 45-85°, sharpnels rain down into trench or wall behind, lethal indeed.

[@clivecopsey4477]

It has a tiny war head.

[@jayyoo906]

@@clivecopsey4477 modern warhead is blasted in piece just above target. Grenade or mortar. Armor penetrating bomb is different. No idea this spigot launching gull head.

[@chaosXP3RT]

During WWII, the Imperial Japanese Army actually deployed giant spigot mortars on several of it's islands, like Iwo Jima. They weren't silent, but they still very deadly to US Marines!

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Yet still, you guys FUBAR-ed them to HELL

[@david-cy9dd]

@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 SNAFU

[@paulsutton5896]

Now they sell us their merchandise.

[@patriotenfield3276]

@@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 should have nuked them 10 times on behalf of Chinese Koreans filippino and Indonesians too

[@Scorpion-my3dv]

Always Russia has something new that the west has never thought of.

[@spicydiarrhea5662]

3:00 "experts say this silent mortar is based on over 100 years old European technology" cope harder rusbot😂 Only point of russia existence is to invade other countries to steal tech, land and resources

[@maxgaetz7432]

Russia has told the West that they can't give Ukraine certain weapons lest they want to start WW3 -

[@andrerothweiler9191]

XD

[@saintpeterspeters1053]

Overestimation! It is a Soviet weapon! Ukraine also using them!

[@saintpeterspeters1053]

@@maxgaetz7432 Where did you hear such nonsense! Which weapons are you alleging! In any case you think we are not already in WW3? How many countries are involved in this war?

[@jorgenmansson4269]

A day without selling western weapons is a day wasted- Elinski

[@zoolghiest7454]

To jihadists. Don't forget that part.

[@sethdowner9112]

Zelenski is going to regret not negotiate with Putin when he had the chance

[@BurntheKremlin966]

Purin will regret starting this invasion !

[@sethdowner9112]

@@BurntheKremlin966 At the moment i don't think so 🤡

[@joyfuljoyful6598]

@@BurntheKremlin966 Dreamer...

[@sethdowner9112]

@Choi Kof97 They will just have patience

[@umeshchittirai]

@@BurntheKremlin966 yeah. He will surely regret by capturing more and more territories of Ukraine.

[@tazragames6770]

Deadly accuate, highly effective, all terrain. Ghost of mortar.

[@tunwai6973]

Drones with thermal imaging vectoring infantry patrols ,artillery strikes,etc can negate the mortars advantage but YES it ties up assets prioritized for other missions.

[@ifv2089]

What do you mean?

[@gerryvandermee4580]

Man they have weapons for every thing amazing

[@bonaanayaga]

Yeah because they feel that everybody is against them so they have to make everything

[@etzanthony5461]

@@bonaanayaga they feel? Or everyone is indeed, against them

[@agantuk6708]

Amaizing Russian arsenal. Huge trade coming ahead

[@wolfvale7863]

Are talking about the Lend Lease kicking in? I thought it was active already but no. At the end of the month Ukraine will be able to pick almost any of NATO'S armaments they choose. It will be like NATO Walmart for Ukraine.😂 Can't wait to see what they buy...lots of HIMARS probably.

[@matt684]

This is a pretty interesting motar.

[@ferry602]

this I need to get me a parking spot in my city 😂

[@matt684]

@@ferry602 😂

[@punicwars2]

Also seems like the war head is much smaller then same size morters so probbly smaller payload.

[@bernkoh343]

Ukraine is a testing ground for all type of weapons from Russia and Nato.

[@willielim3269]

😁😁

[@MINITMANRADIONETWORK]

Sad but true.But can you imagine if Russia and the United States could work together?Of course we can't.Tje United States and NATO are consumed by defeating Russia.

[@SW-ii5gg]

@@MINITMANRADIONETWORK in the way of warmongers they are working together. No one would be going in debt for weapons if they all stopped working together the way they do.

[@thanatos5642]

@@MINITMANRADIONETWORK back in the days the ussr wanted to join nato but got rejected even though they were allies during ww2,and they also rejected the russian federation

[@thanatos5642]

@@MINITMANRADIONETWORK now they can suffer and no if russia is destroyed then every nato country is gonna get nuked

[@shahidanusrat6086]

As a Pakistani I am so much concerned about human rights situation in USA 😎

[@joecanuck3751]

Human rights is a global problem. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[@Naren2606]

Better concern about pakistan it's situation is like hell now.

[@justjoking5841]

Check Russian poverty and where Krokodile comes from

[@shahidanusrat6086]

@@Leah-ju8ht none sense

[@waynemcfarlane1233]

@@justjoking5841 Poverty in the United States is bad too

[@stephenhall3515]

Spigot mortar emplacement foundations are abundant in rural England and some are listed as of special historical importance.

[@SK-lt1so]

British had PIAT anti tank rifle/mortar that worked similarly in WWII. Had problems with accuracy.

[@user-sz9ft6jj4d]

nice thank you

[@godzillaleung888]

The problem with these two countries is that they are led by two leaders with different characters. if russia was led by charlie chaplin it would be clear to be friendly with ukraine, Charlie know and and undestand Xelensky, both comedian. Alexander The Great

[@alfonsobenitez8574]

You so fkg funny.

[@romaroblack9846]

Usa run Ukraine for years now

[@razakkalik9072]

And Europe are ruled by clowns who imposed sanction on Russia and when Russia reacted, those clowns cried BLACKMAIL! In UK, another clown, Boris the liar Johnson... In United States, sleepy Joe and quacking kamala Harris 😂😂😂 URAAAAAA 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@rob5197]

Putin has got twice your brain capacity - - - his level of education and knowledge far exceed our woke and snowflake population

[@saintpeterspeters1053]

Nice one, my friend!

[@itisastory8759]

What do you want them to use?

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

I am more worried about ammo getting cooked, from the coming lighting storms,

[@bullygram]

So no more mortar dual for Ukrainian forces. They have to blindly fire mortar rounds based on silent mortar trajectory, that’s bad

[@123456qwful]

@@Leah-ju8ht that only works if they can organize a response to it , but being man portable and easier to move not metion give to spec ops troops they can. Fire and leave the area before the counter battery fire and fire back if they are employ guerrilla tactic they can fire different set of around from multiple locations and move to different locations or fire one after the other confusing the location of the previous Salvo, so even with satellite observation it take time for the conter battery to fire back, and if Russian keep moving they would limit and counter battery attempts to fire back by acting as multiple location attacks, does help that Ukraine is low on ammo also so they have to make sure each round they have counts forcing them to think before firing

[@wolfvale7863]

Add to that they own the night with thermal imaging goggles.

[@chaosXP3RT]

Well, keep in mind Russia only has about 12 "silent" mortars, so it'll be a small difference to the war. Like I highly doubt 4 HIMARS are gonna change the war either.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

@@chaosXP3RT Watch. Say bye bye to access to the Kerch Bridge, before the week is over. Thanks to HIMARS GMLRS. We have mountains of GMLRS, and there are other HIMARS already in Europe, ready to be added to Ukraine's arsenal. We have built 540 of the HIMARS system, because we know that every once in a while, they are taken out. They are difficult to delete, as Russia will now discover...... They will be one of the definitive tools in Ukraine's arsenal, and will play a large roll, in bringing Russia to it's knees.

[@wolfvale7863]

@@chaosXP3RT In less than a week they have destroyed 4 ammo dumps including the big one. 2 command posts and a hybrid truck park/command post. There are 8 HIMARS with another 4 coming in 10 days. More than 120 Ukrainians have taken part in training on the system. With a crew of three that would indicate there might be up to 40 of them coming. HIMARS are not for artillery duels. They are for starving the Russians of ammo, fuel and generals. This will greatly even the odds.

[@dennisyoung4631]

How much range does this thing have?

[@muffchinthe3rd515]

Dude does the pain hand shake after firing

[@1LSWilliam]

We should have these too.

[@harmansabharwal]

Thats indeed a very Scary weapon. Just immagine a small unit of Commandoes equipped with these mortars can slip behind Ukranian Lines. Reach cities like Keiv and level entire city in a night. If Entire Ukranian Leadership is wiped out who will fight the war?

[@jonemnemonicjustjohnny7012]

This isn’t a leveling type of weapon.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Keep dreaming. Sounds like some Soviet-level shit. Russian Fed, is nothing like the Soviet Union.

[@overlord2066]

But can be used to cause chaos in hostile territory.

[@brandenburg2388]

Probably that Arestovych guy.....

[@thechosenone1533]

Mortars can't level cities. They can't even level buildings.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

Mortars kill, even when it’s noisy. But guess that’s war for ya…..

[@rayward9265]

So, where's the audio video of it firing?

[@ousleyearly]

The Art of Guerrilla Warfare by JJ Tucker

[@deananderson7877]

I would really like. To know the range on this

[@hooktanker]

It's going to be short. The design significantly reduces the amount of propellant gas that can push the round because of how they went about suppressing the "report" from the muzzle. It's not gonna have as much "push" as a result. Something like this is gonna be a "it's used well within 1Km" type of weapon.

[@barryshaw5660]

You agency guys had best go fight another defenseless country, Russia’s just flat better than you.

[@waynesilva9157]

Ingenious, those Russians are keeping it real.

[@cowpie9828]

Hey yeah kinda like my potato gun I have at home, the launcher is a 5' metal tube a plug of some sort to keep the gas in, add the potato for the mortar round, use a battery powered striker and not matches, fill it with LP gas and you have a flying potato. but you have no control over where ever that potato will end up.

[@untermench3502]

No noise means no warning.

[@geopoliticsjunkie4114]

Crux you like 10 days behind on this ....

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Yeah they said almost nothing about the 'limited range' which is easily looked up.

[@willielim3269]

It's for siege tactics.

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

@@willielim3269 balderdash

[@jounisuninen]

I didn't even expect them telling that the range of this mortar is probably 500 meters while the normal 82 (81) mm mortar has 4,5 km range.

[@pernykvist3442]

It dont matter you have no time to seek cover when the first incomming shells Start to fly anyway.

[@willielim3269]

Yea bcoz it's silent.

[@pernykvist3442]

@@willielim3269 If it dont explode why use it?

[@willielim3269]

@@pernykvist3442 as they say,a nuke bomb not use it's like jump.use it or not it's been paid to weapons corporation (by tax money)what waste.but they can sell it if their people decide.

[@pernykvist3442]

@@willielim3269Cant find any practise use for it do be sound less you cant still take cover from Those you her coming in

[@AM-jw1lo]

Kind of like the Japenese Knee mortar of WWII, Lets see, fixed range so you have to elevate. I didn't see a sight on the demo so again, knee mortar accuracy. Not exactly scary Imho.

[@millionairematchmaker8785]

NATO; forget Ukraine!! After few years.... NATO; next target Taiwan.....it's fun to watch others country fighting

[@wolfvale7863]

Russia in Georgia Russia in Donbass Russia in Crimea All wars in this century Russia watched other people fight. Nice try. Please take your hat and go.

[@proudtobeindian9778]

@@wolfvale7863 usa in whole world

[@wolfvale7863]

@@proudtobeindian9778 That is not accurate...mine are.

[@GopnikVlad]

@@wolfvale7863 what do Georgia, Donbas, and Crimea have in common? On the border with Russia. Take your turd and go home.

[@rahulsubramanian6545]

@@wolfvale7863 The Vietnam war resulted in 2 million Vietnamese civilians getting killed. It was US that roasted them with Napalm and poisoned them with Agent Orange. Till date not a single US soldier or politician has been punished for this.

[@KENACT1]

Actually, nothing new. During WW2, the USA discovered that their 4.2 inch mortar not only had a quiet discharge, but a quiet projectile that gave little warning that it was coming in.

[@ingo98]

lol right

[@sirburst1728]

Always gotta throw America in the picture.. the only land where ALIENS 👽 like to visit. The Only country that visited the dark side of the moon..the only country that first in Everything.

[@Gopferteckel]

If it hits a building , all that will be left is bricks and mortar.

[@ajr1247]

Russia never fails to surprise Ukrainians.

[@OdjoAdja]

just another kind of RPG..😊

[@isaabduljalal4458]

This third world war will be the worst. On earth countrys should be very careful and be patient with each others

[@xpearrow5697]

Secret effecient weapon

[@zoolghiest7454]

They should call it the "clapper". Clap on clap off the n4z1 clapper!

[@kingdomreturn304]

Haha thatd sound good

[@iandoodle]

Doesnt exactly matter when its a mortar with hundreds of meters in range when the enemy is usually in front on you on a designated line...gee i wonder where they fired from. IN an ambush yeah its cool, but nothing new or game changing

[@templeosigwe3545]

Wonderful

[@oiops]

Silent but deadly....I had too.

[@chairde]

Why would this be any better than a regular one?

[@niklaus9678]

Beats the radars.

[@chairde]

@@niklaus9678 How? Radar doesn’t pick up any mortar used. This sounds like a typical bs video.

[@niklaus9678]

@@chairde well positions.

[@agnelomascarenhas8990]

@@niklaus9678 Makes no sense. Radars detect metal objects.

[@niklaus9678]

@@agnelomascarenhas8990 exactly.

[@21boxhead]

SILENT BUT DEADLY 😁

[@Saniekasmara]

mortar goes "psshuu"

[@longjidalu3845]

Don't tell me this is what will counter HIMMARS

[@catchaser52]

Mr. President We Have A Mortar GAP ! What Will We Do ???

[@J.R.Graham]

Great true story,book title-"Cowboy Mafia "--;

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

Western thermals can deal with this very easy. Very short range. Snipers and drones with thermal optics will spot them quickly. Bad idea to get so close.

[@RussianBot6070]

Where is the ghost of kyiv when you need him the most

[@_Since-1994]

Now he is a real ghost

[@jamessalter7699]

Shorter Range and very slow to fire

[@51ghostrecon]

The Russians Should Have Made Large, Longer Ranges of These ..

[@timypp2894]

The other disadvantage, it's long.

[@jugganaut33]

Trust the Russians to make an RPG stealth mortar….

[@kingalbert8186]

Crush 'em' Putin ❤

[@celestinaalmeida6041]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jms7765]

I can't stand to look at him anymore. how can he stand himself? monster!!!!

[@aiyeaiye1371]

Cry on home, bobby. He's got zelensky on his backside on a table and whooping him really mercilessly. He should have negotiated when he had the chance to.

[@Itsbuckjames]

Is this news or advertising for Russian weapons systems

[@nzbomber685]

Russias got some pretty good tec

[@JohnnyD45]

🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦💪🏻💪🏻

[@user-ed6ic4th8o]

Flex in KZbin comments

[@JohnnyD45]

@@user-ed6ic4th8o Russia is a joke and everyone knows it 😂😂

[@reload.8056]

My farts are silent but deadly

[@rudebuddha4895]

Yeah so for God's sake be careful where you point that thing.

[@Rasmajnoon]

A day without coke is a day wasted

[@goat2921]

Russians probably spiked their own ammo.

[@neilkaippallil8390]

Russian are set to Win with superior new Wepons...

[@kafhir1]

Spy vs Clown

[@debrabosch5540]

If no smoke or trail to these bombs, how are they not nuclear ?

[@ferry602]

did you ever pass kindergarten? I doubt it, what a strange question.

[@earlfithian2147]

Is this a real question?

[@debrabosch5540]

@@earlfithian2147 yes it is.. I don't trust the Russian Federation !!! I would also not put it past the Russian Federation to be using nuclear things.

[@mikep490]

It could be effective for comandos who can creep w/in 1200 meters of a fire base. I expect they'd mostly be used against trenches. The same company also made a mortar that can fire RPG7 rockets to a range of 700 meters. If it proves effective, perhaps France could send some of their Fly-K mortars, a similar design.

[@eks1212]

free promotion for russian made weapon

[@davidfalconer7736]

Where's ya Banzai drone. Silent mortar SO WHAT.

[@dannydingus3416]

All these weapons he comes up and it don't help when you don't train people to use them properly

[@nance3675]

Tell that to Zelensky as he keeps asking for more weapons his troops aren’t trained to use.

[@dannydingus3416]

@@nance3675 well you must have missed missed something there president levinsky isn't the one teaching him it's the other people who come in to help they're also teaching them how to use them apparently you miss something why do you think they're so strong they're getting

[@Chinunit22]

Russians were underestimated after their withdrawal from Kiev and lost equipment. Until they started slowly defeating NATO backed Ukranian proxies

[@willielim3269]

It's like ordinary me mortal but silent.can operated by existing soldiers who use current mortar weapons.

[@mohdfarizal731]

Two Himars being destroy 🤣😅

[@rbstevns1534]

So 1940s technology

[@renatojuarez6474]

desperado man ....pero bisan unsaon pa na nila puhag gihapon silang tanan sa ukraine..tungod sa Nato ug ubang pang kaalyado.. kay di gyud ni mohunong tawhana kun may ginhawa pa 😅

[@rosco0369]

Please.. Not a game changer..

[@luzmildamongeporras8008]

In the spanis pleace

[@clivecopsey4477]

Big deal the Ukrainians have switchblades.

[@gregorypaul6363]

Psalms 94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Psalms 94:2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. Psalms 94:3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? Psalms 94:4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Psalms 94:5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. Psalms 94:6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. Psalms 94:7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Psalms 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? Psalms 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? Psalms 94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? Psalms 94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. Psalms 94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; Psalms 94:13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. Psalms 94:14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. Psalms 94:15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Psalms 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Psalms 94:17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Psalms 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. Psalms 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Psalms 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? Psalms 94:21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. Psalms 94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. Psalms 94:23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.

[@aiyeaiye1371]

Sing on home, fella. The lord ain't doing much for you today.

[@josephbidenjunior.130]

I apologize to any logistics personnel I ever bad mouthed while I served. Seeing Russia fail to keep their troops supplied in a country right next to them make me realize our guys back home doing their job

[@laylaabdullah1093]

😂😂😂😂😂i saw many idiot's,but you number one.

[@ricardotate3392]

How much time u gonna post this comment

[@jacksonleris8953]

@@ricardotate3392 don't mind the idoitic fool with empty 🧠

[@rudebuddha4895]

Bot to competing bot hate...got to love it!!

[@truthfinder7064]

What are you talking about??

[@russiandog0732]

Geez. Why are there so many bot troll account in this channel.

[@Pussy_family]

Uraaa

[@sigmaputin6888]

I love Russia from the uk 🇬🇧

[@rudebuddha4895]

Yeah that's why your not living there. he he

[@michaelclarke3485]

Clearly you haven't got your head screwed on straight.

[@circus_band]

big deal it's war

[@rbstevns1534]

They sure didn’t use it when they assaulted the Hozmel airfield, 300 dead spetnaz ouch

[@puzzled012]

is that where brother of Ghost of Kiev lead Ukrainians? 🤣🤣🤣

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

Nichy nichy freaky beaky. How many special forces niche roles do the Russians need at the front where it is brute force? It is like trying to find a special forces role for the SSF in the Italian Campaign in WWII. The SSF was broken up and used as regular soldiers.

[@donvitotan9347]

This channel looks like pro Russian

[@ronnyrudeboy7461]

This shooting boomerang missiles?

[@meens8351]

Ukrain was in peace until zelensky want to join nato for his personal profits.

[@anotherway3937]

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@haidarbaqirrahman8441]

WOWWW SPEKTAKULER,,,, BRAVO RUSIA URAAAAA,,,, GOD BLESS YOU URAAAAA URAAAAA,,,, GOOD JOB MR PUTIN 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪

[@charlespadamada5979]

I Hope the Nuk will come now to the Devil of War

[@Kgjl1234]

Keep going Russia. The west as caused this mess by pressing more and more eastwards after the Berlin Wall fell.

[@jounisuninen]

Russia has bullied all East European countries to apply NATO membership. Have you ever thought that Russians should look on the mirror?

[@djl5634]

NATO has a open door policy. We don't take nations. We accept them. If we agree to.

[@mortigoth]

Pressing?! We WANTED West (you mean NATO right?) to take us in, 'cos we aint gonna go back to that shithole (I mean USSR 2.0) ever again...

[@Jeffrie_Baer]

Victory to Russia

[@Jeffrie_Baer]

@Joliet Jake Putin is a great man.

[@nickpope8056]

Putin is the best president ever 🇷🇺

[@nickpope8056]

@Avery Chance sure Chonce….like all Ukrainian neo naZi supporters , you know better….🤣😂

[@sid35gb]

Lol it has to be suppressed because the range is so limited you have to get ridiculously close to what you want to hit with this 100 year old design.

[@willielim3269]

It's for siege strategy and for supporting fire.

[@srinivassc6281]

Bravo Russia

[@francejosephfrancisco7586]

looks so oldschool from soviet Era lol